TEDx清瀾山學(xué)校Tsinglan｜李詩緣Helen：“迎難而上”學(xué)習(xí)法

每個(gè)人在生活中都有自己的困難要面對(duì)，我也正在經(jīng)歷一些我人生中的困難。如果你對(duì)我比較了解的話，你可能會(huì)知道去年的我數(shù)學(xué)很差。

李詩緣Helen

Hello everyone, I am Helen Littlejohn from class 2, grade 10, Tsinglan school. I feel honored and thankful to be invited to our first Tsinglan TED event. This is the first time for me in a long time to make a public speech using my original manuscript in a long time. The topic I chose was "facing difficulties".

大家好，我是清瀾山學(xué)校10年級(jí)2班的李詩緣。很榮幸能受邀參加清瀾山的首次TED活動(dòng)。此次TEDxTsinglan，是我這段時(shí)間以來第一次用自己的原創(chuàng)稿件做公共演講。我選擇的題目是“迎難而上”學(xué)習(xí)法。

At first, I thought this topic would be easy, but in the process of preparing, I found that my topic was the most abstract of all, and I did not know how to show it comprehensively. I tried to find directions on the internet and interview people around me. Without exception, I wasn’t able to find any effective information. Finally, I chose to review my past learning career and finally found inspiration.

一開始，我覺得這個(gè)題目會(huì)很容易，但在準(zhǔn)備的過程中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的題目是眾多題目中最抽象的一個(gè)，費(fèi)盡心思也不知道該如何全面地闡述這個(gè)主題。我試圖到網(wǎng)上尋找方向，也向身邊的人提問，但都搜集不到任何有效的資料。最后，我還是選擇了回顧自己的學(xué)習(xí)生涯，才終于找到靈感。

As a person who had many performing arts experiences, I was strangely nervous when I started delivering my speech. I was scared of how the audience would view and comment me. However, halfway through, I found that everyone was listening attentively to me sharing my most insecure experiences. The applause I got at the end proved this.

作為一個(gè)有過多次表演藝術(shù)經(jīng)歷的人，我第一次在臺(tái)上如此緊張。但在演講過程中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)大家都有在用心地聽我講述自己曾害怕面對(duì)的經(jīng)歷——最后收獲的喝彩和掌聲就是最好的證明。

After this activity, regarding writing, I have increased my self-confidence and learned a new learning methods in the process of redrafting my speech; regarding public speaking, I have improved many potential problems through continuous practice. Although there is still large room of improvement, I am still happy for myself looking back at the progress I have made.

經(jīng)過這次活動(dòng)，我在寫作創(chuàng)作方面增添了自信心，也同時(shí)學(xué)到了新的學(xué)習(xí)方法;在公共演講方面，我在不斷練習(xí)中改進(jìn)了很多問題。雖然我的水平還有待加強(qiáng)，但是我仍為自己在各方面的進(jìn)步感到開心。

Rising to Challenges

迎難而上

Everyone has their own difficulties to face in their lives. These are some of mine. If you know me relatively well from last year, you can probably recall that I was horrible at math. These were my quartile 3 results, and these were my quartile 5 results. Some of you may be astonished, some may doubt my honesty in tests and assignments, but nevertheless, I made a leap of progress in one year. But how did I actually do that?

每個(gè)人在生活中都有自己的困難要面對(duì)，我也正在經(jīng)歷一些我人生中的困難。如果你對(duì)我比較了解的話，你可能會(huì)知道去年的我數(shù)學(xué)很差。這分別是我Q3和Q5的成績。你們中的一些人可能會(huì)感到驚訝，有些人甚至可能會(huì)懷疑我是不是在考試和作業(yè)中作弊，但不管如何，我的確在短短的一年中取得了飛躍性的進(jìn)步，我是怎么做到的呢?

I started off my G9 career with a “throwing the handle after the blade” attitude regarding my math. I just ignored it totally as a subject because I was insecure, this was my way of protecting myself because I was genuinely scared of trying and failing. I ended up spending whole math classes in the first semester either doing homework from other classes, or just sulking and doodling. People started giving up on me, including myself because I told myself I was bad, that led to other people believing it and it being passed back to me that I was bad in the forms of conversations and jokes. Though I seemed fine on the outside, deep down, it badly hurt my confidence. It was a toxic cycle that continued of probably three months and would have lasted longer if I had not made a change.

我在G9開始時(shí)，對(duì)我的數(shù)學(xué)抱著“破罐子破摔”的態(tài)度，即使它是主學(xué)科，但我還是選擇暫時(shí)忽略它，因?yàn)槲覜]有足夠的自信自己能學(xué)好，害怕嘗試過后還是失敗;這是我保護(hù)自己的方式。所以，在第一學(xué)期的數(shù)學(xué)課期間，我要么在做其他課的作業(yè)，要么就是發(fā)呆或在作業(yè)本上涂鴉。當(dāng)大家都放棄教我數(shù)學(xué)的時(shí)候，我自己也開始頹廢了。我總是告訴自己我做不好，導(dǎo)致其他人也這么認(rèn)為，并在日常生活中以玩笑的方式反饋給我。雖然我表面上嘻嘻哈哈的，但這對(duì)我的信心造成了極大的傷害。這個(gè)惡性循環(huán)持續(xù)了三個(gè)月左右;如果我沒有作出改變的話，這種狀態(tài)甚至可能會(huì)持續(xù)更長的時(shí)間。

My report card for semester 1 sounded the alarms for me to change. This was the first time such a bad grade appeared on my report card. I felt bad and wanted to kick myself looking back at my attitude. I longed for change but didn’t know how. I had to just stick with what I had now and try to keep up to the best of my ability.

第一學(xué)期的成績單給我敲響了警鐘：我很少在成績單上看到這么糟糕的成績。我很難過，開始反省自己的態(tài)度，也渴望改變，但不知道如何改變。我只能在我現(xiàn)有的水平上，盡我所能跟上。

It was a dull and painful process at first to cram in all the lost knowledge from last semester and keep up with the new material that was also hard for me. I tried my best to keep up with the knowledge I already had and took courses online that helped me. I just kept practicing problems I did not understand in the first place, and gradually, it fitted in. The problems that I gave up on without trying and I tried and succeeded and the problems I could not understand now I could and succeeded. Through the process of trying, I discovered that math was just numbers, and was much less frightening as I expected them to be.

一開始，跟上課程是一個(gè)枯燥而痛苦的過程。我必須把上學(xué)期丟失的知識(shí)死記硬背下來，同時(shí)掌握對(duì)我來說也很難的新知識(shí)。我盡量跟上上課的內(nèi)容，并通過網(wǎng)課不斷的鞏固和提高。對(duì)于以前輕易放棄的題，我鼓足勇氣去面對(duì);對(duì)于我沒能做成的題，現(xiàn)在我也能解答了。在不斷嘗試的過程中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)數(shù)學(xué)其實(shí)就是各種符號(hào)，也沒有我想象中的那么嚇人。

Unknowingly, I had carried out one of the best learning methods recommended by many scientists and psychologists throughout the world. A testing experiment conducted by the California Polytechnic State University baseball team proves the theory suggested by many psychologists that there is an inverse relationship between the ears of retrieval practice and the power of that practice to entrench learning. In other words, the easier a task is for you to complete, the less knowledge you gain from it. I can retrieve little next to nothing when I do 100 G2 problems from my brother’s math textbook for a whole night, I’d probably do better off even by solving only one hard equation from today’s class. Though meeting up the challenge can be a slow and painful process, the outcomes are more evident and long-lasting.

不知不覺中，我其實(shí)采用了全世界許多科學(xué)家和心理學(xué)家都推薦的一種學(xué)習(xí)方法。加州理工州立大學(xué)棒球隊(duì)進(jìn)行的一項(xiàng)測試實(shí)驗(yàn)，證明了這個(gè)經(jīng)過許多心理學(xué)家提出的理論：即檢索練習(xí)的耳朵和練習(xí)鞏固學(xué)習(xí)的能力之間存在著相反的關(guān)系。換句話說，一項(xiàng)任務(wù)越容易完成，你從中獲得的知識(shí)就越少。如果我花一晚上做100道我弟弟的二年級(jí)數(shù)學(xué)課本上的習(xí)題，我?guī)缀醪粫?huì)有什么收獲;但如果我從今天的課程中挑一個(gè)難題做20分鐘，鍛煉效果會(huì)十分顯著。雖然迎接挑戰(zhàn)可能是一個(gè)緩慢而痛苦的過程，但這樣的結(jié)果絕對(duì)更為明顯和持久。

After continuous hard work, I could finally keep up with the courses in the end of semester 2 of G9 and in the start of G10. The comparison and progress was evident. If you too are encountering problems like me, feel free to try this method. Ronda Rousey, a professional wrestler and actress said“If you're unwilling to leave someplace you've outgrown, you will never reach your full potential.” Push your limits, do things that you think you cant achieve, get messy. Though I am still not a genius at math, but I am still proud of myself, but I believe if I try hard enough and have enough courage to take the initiative to challenge myself, I can be one day, and if even I can be one day there’s no reason that you can’t be a genius in whatever area you want to be.

經(jīng)過不斷的努力，在G9第二學(xué)期末、G10開學(xué)之初，我終于可以跟上課程的進(jìn)度了。兩個(gè)學(xué)期之間的差距和進(jìn)步也是顯而易見的。如果你也遇到了和我一樣的問題，請(qǐng)隨時(shí)嘗試這種方法。職業(yè)摔跤手兼演員羅達(dá)·魯西說：“如果你不愿意離開一個(gè)你已經(jīng)適應(yīng)的地方，你將永遠(yuǎn)無法發(fā)揮你的全部潛力?！彼裕魬?zhàn)自己的極限，做一些你認(rèn)為你無法實(shí)現(xiàn)的事情，即使犯錯(cuò)也沒關(guān)系。雖然我還不是數(shù)學(xué)天才，但我仍然為自己感到驕傲。我相信如果我足夠努力，有足夠的勇氣主動(dòng)挑戰(zhàn)自己，有一天我也可以成為數(shù)學(xué)天才;如果我可以做到，你也沒有理由不能。

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